Thomas Mapfumo’s Golden Classics Album: A Reflection On The Historical Fabric Of Zimbabwean Society

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By Takura Zhangazha Listening to Thomas Mapfumo’s new compilation album, Golden Classics is akin to undergoing a musical historical narrative on the progression of Zimbabwean society since the late 1970s through to the euphoric early years of independence. It is an album that makes the listener not only aware of […]

A View on Innovation and Preservation in African Music

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An opinion piece by Andreas Keller (Nannus) This article was originally a comment to an article by Ignatius Mabasa on this post Zimbabwe: Artistes Must Try New Things. The question raised in Mabasa’s article is whether musicians should innovate or just preserve the old music. I think both must be done. I […]